By Umamah Bakharia On 26 March, Zimbabwe will hold its first by-elections in a year to fill 133 vacancies. These...
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Zimbabwe and South Africa Border Officials Collaborate to Halt Undocumented Migration
Umm Muhammed Umar Zimbabwe and South Africa border officials on Friday conducted a joint operation. They had...
‘SADC needs to be man enough’ – Dr. Mustafa Mheta on Eswatini pro-democracy protests
By: Zahid Jadwat A senior researcher says the Southern African Democratic Community (SADC) has failed to solve...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s Fake Chloroquine Problem
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been assertions that hydroxychloroquine could be of assistance in the prevention and treatment the deadly virus. Africa News reports that it has since been trafficked. Chloroquine is well known in Africa....
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s Largest Airline Lays off Pilots, Cuts Salaries
Nigeria's largest airline Air Peace has laid off pilots due to the impact of the coronavirus on its operations. Nigeria, as well as cities in West Africa and the Middle East are serviced by the airline. Salaries have also been cut at Air Peace. While the airline has...
Zimbabwe: Coronavirus Patients Dying in Hospital Parking Lot
Zimbabwe is facing a crisis from as it’s number of coronavirus infections increases. There is a shortage of healthcare workers in the country. According to the BBC, Dr Rashida Ferrand, an epidemiologist at the main public hospital in Harare, a health workers' strike...
Aid Workers ‘Executed’ in Nigeria
Five aid workers have been killed in Nigeria. According to the BBC they had been abducted last month in Borno State. The Boko Haram group is being held responsible for their murder. Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari said the men were working for Action Against...
No Protests for Mali until after Eid
Mali’s opposition movement has announced plans that all protests in the country will be postponed until after the Eid-ul Adha festivities. Africa News reports that the group’s leaders have decided to withhold all activates till the end of July, saying this is not a...
US to Seize Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s Mansion
The US justice department has accused former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, of having used funds obtained from bribes, and embezzled public funds, to buy a mansion in a Washington when he was in power. There are reportedly documents proving that Jammeh bought...
Sudan Slams Ethiopia’s ‘Unilateral’ Move as GERD Fills
Sudan has complained that the levels of the Nile have dropped. This is as a reservoir behind Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance dam has filled up. Sudan has criticized "any unilateral actions taken by any party". According to Africa News, Egypt too, has demanded...
Filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam begins
Husain Mohamed – 15/07/2020 Ethiopia’s water minister has announced that the country has begun filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a massive hydroelectric dam it is building on the Blue Nile. Seleshi Bekele said that the construction of the dam and the...